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  Academy of Achievement  

Revealing, intimate conversations with visionaries and leaders in the arts, science, technology, public service, sports and business. These engaging personal stories are drawn from interviews with the American Academy of Achievement, and offer insights you’ll want to apply to your own life.

Revealing, intimate conversations with visionaries and leaders in the arts, science, technology, public service, sports and business. These engaging personal stories are drawn from interviews with the American Academy of Achievement, and offer insights you’ll want to apply to your own life.

 

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#222

BestOf(2024)_Johnny Cash: True To His Own Voice

Johnny Cash had a voice that could make a mountain quake. And his impact on the world of m... more

28 Sep 2024

19 MINS

19:45

28 Sep 2024

#221

In Memoriam_James Earl Jones: The Voice of Triumph

In honor of James Earl Jones, who has died at the age of 93, we bring you this encore epis... more

10 Sep 2024

33 MINS

33:00

10 Sep 2024

#220

In Memoriam_Edna O'Brien: Love, Loss and Literature

In honor of Edna O'Brien, who died this week at 93, we invite you to listen to this re-bro... more

30 Jul 2024

49 MINS

49:31

30 Jul 2024

#219

Pete Townshend: Who I Am

One of the greatest  and most admired rock n’ rollers of all time talks about his long and... more

20 Jul 2024

58 MINS

58:38

20 Jul 2024

#218

Willie Mays: For the Love of the Game_In Memoriam

We invite you to honor and celebrate the great Willie Mays, who died this week at the age ... more

21 Jun 2024

26 MINS

26:20

21 Jun 2024

#217

Jeff Koons: Contemporary Art Phenomenon

Jeff Koons is one of the most successful artists of our time. For 40+ years, his iconic wo... more

12 Feb 2024

44 MINS

44:52

12 Feb 2024

#216

Best of (Nobel Prize Edition) - Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman: The Vaccine Revolution

The COVID-19 vaccine came out at warp speed because of the work of these two scientists. T... more

02 Oct 2023

57 MINS

57:48

02 Oct 2023

#215

Best Of - Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

Gordon Lightfoot has died, at the age of 84. He spoke with the Academy of Achievement last... more

02 May 2023

42 MINS

42:03

02 May 2023

#214

T.J. Stiles and David Blight: The Epic Life

These two Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers have spent their careers delving into the liv... more

27 Mar 2023

59 MINS

59:26

27 Mar 2023

#213

Best of - Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding: Jazz Invention

Wayne Shorter was a legendary saxophonist and composer whose career began in the 1950's an... more

03 Mar 2023

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:30

03 Mar 2023

#212

Best Of - Neil Sheehan and David Halberstam: Truth Seekers

Fifty years ago today (January 27, 1973), the United States' military involvement in the V... more

27 Jan 2023

58 MINS

58:54

27 Jan 2023

#211

Best Of - Maya Angelou (Part 2): In the Spirit of Martin

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we treat you to a re-broadcast of this episode fro... more

16 Jan 2023

32 MINS

32:57

16 Jan 2023

#210

Best Of - Nora Ephron: Unstoppable Wit

Contemplating what movie to watch this holiday week? You can't go wrong with "When Harry M... more

26 Dec 2022

41 MINS

41:26

26 Dec 2022

#209

Best of - John Irving: A Literary Life

2022 was a big year for John Irving, the author of "The World According to Garp," "A Praye... more

05 Dec 2022

30 MINS

30:00

05 Dec 2022

#208

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

He had a slew of international hits in the 1960's and 70's, including "If You Could Read M... more

21 Nov 2022

42 MINS

42:03

21 Nov 2022

#207

Roger Daltrey: Rock Icon

The Who changed rock n roll, with the use of synthesizers, feedback, power chords and a wi... more

31 Oct 2022

59 MINS

59:57

31 Oct 2022

#206

Best of - Milton Friedman: Champion of Capitalism

As Americans struggle to pay their bills in the face of inflation, policymakers and econom... more

17 Oct 2022

56 MINS

56:40

17 Oct 2022

#205

Best of - Sonia Sotomayor: Power of Words

We celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 - Oct 15) by taking a new listen to... more

19 Sep 2022

58 MINS

58:51

19 Sep 2022

#204

Mike Wallace and Art Buchwald: Blues Brothers

One was an aggressive, no-holds-barred television interviewer. One was a newspaper columni... more

05 Sep 2022

51 MINS

51:55

05 Sep 2022

#203

Best Of - B.B. King: King of the Blues

BB King began life as a humble Mississippi cotton farmer, and ended up one of the most inf... more

22 Aug 2022

36 MINS

36:57

22 Aug 2022

#202

Best of - David McCullough, Stephen Ambrose and David Herbert Donald: Time Travelers

It is the rare writer who can make history so compelling, so alive, that people will flock... more

09 Aug 2022

54 MINS

54:18

09 Aug 2022

#201

Best of - Bill Russell: Giant of a Man

The most astonishing winning streak in the history of sports, belonged to the Boston Celti... more

03 Aug 2022

32 MINS

32:48

03 Aug 2022